Country says investigation into death of Italian suggests criminal act or revenge

Pulse Staff 11:49 - 24 February 2016

Egypt says investigation into death of Italian suggests criminal act or revenge

The statement did not mention the involvement of security forces as a possibility, as many Egyptian, Italian and international media have speculated.

Egypt's Interior Ministry said on Wednesday its investigation into the death of an Italian graduate student whose body turned up in a Cairo ditch showing signs of torture has yielded several possibilities including criminal or revenge motives.

"The investigation leads to several possibilities including criminal activity or the desire for revenge due to personal reasons especially as the Italian had many relationships with people near where he lives and where he studied," the ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency MENA.